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Retiring Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat hopes to spend the next six to 12 months “not doing any work”, before he figures out his next steps. “I have a very bad work habit, I work long ...
SINGAPORE: After almost 15 years in politics, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Wednesday (Apr 23) that he will be retiring from politics ahead of the 2025 General Election.
Here are 10 things to know about him. He became a politician in 2011 Heng's political journey began with the 2011 General Election. The then 50-year-old was part of a five-member PAP team ...
SINGAPORE – Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat dedicated his entire working life to serving Singapore and its people, and consistently upheld the ethos of service above self throughout his ...
SINGAPORE – Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, who guided Singapore through the Covid-19 pandemic as finance minister, is retiring from politics after 14 years. Mr Heng, 64, who is also the ...
Readers hoping to buy Sin Heng Heavy Machinery Limited (SGX:BKA) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as the stock is about to trade ex-dividend. The ex-dividend date is commonly ...
(Bloomberg) — Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, a former heir apparent for the top job, is stepping down ahead of a general election on May 3. “I’ve decided not to run in the upcoming ...
As he retires from the role of an ICC Match Referee, David Boon looks back at the joys and challenges of the job. David Boon’s involvement with competitive cricket began as a teenager in the 1978/79 ...
SINGAPORE -- Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, a senior politician once considered a likely successor to former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, will not run in the city-state's ...
Besides SM Teo and DPM Heng, other senior office-holders who have stepped down include Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Education ...
It is with deep sadness that the Boon family announces the loss of their matriarch. Elnora Ann Boon, 75, of Doon, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls ...